Simple Recipe to Create Strong and Memorable Passwords

Passwords are important and represent the only wall between bad people and your money and life.

In my work with Seniors, I’ve also discovered that passwords can be a challenge. When I ask people to use their Apple ID’s, I see a number of responses ranging from “I don’t know” to little scraps of paper where passwords are written.

I also see all kinds of common sense rules are not being applied. So I wrote Recipe #010 Strong Passwords for Safe Data which, borrowing an approach from security experts, recommended using a passphrase to create a strong password that could be adapted in order to create unique passwords for different needs.

Each week in October, the Senior Tech Club will feature Nuggets and Recipes that will help you protect your personal data and safety.

As I explored links, tips and recommandations provided me as a Champion for the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, I came upon a tip sheet on passwords provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The recommendations were simple and easy to consume

Good News!! Recipe #010 will allow you to check off their recommendations as DONE. It does this with a formula that uses a favorite song lyric as a passphrase.

Senior Tech Club Recipe

Summary

In summary, the tip from the Senior Tech Club is to pick a favorite song lyric as your base, add a handful of changes and additions and you have a strong password that is also unique and most importantly, easy to remember.

Additional Information

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